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Shahab-6

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Shahab-6 is the designation of an alleged Iranian long-range ballistic missile project, supposed to be an extension of the Shahab ("meteor") series of missiles, and first reported to the world by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997. While Shahab-1 to -3 missiles have been produced and deployed, Iran has officially denied the existence of any further military missile projects, acknowledging only a program to develop a satellite launch vehicle. All information about the Shahab-6 comes from foreign sources and is speculation.

Capabilities

No reliable estimates of the Shahab-6's capability exist. According to Israeli intelligence, both the Shahab-5 and Shahab-6 would have a range of 3,000–5,000 kilometers.[1][2][citation needed].

Variants

Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of 1988–present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cordesman, Kleiber, p. 151
  2. ^ Cordesman, Al-Rodhan, p. 401
  • Cordesman, Anthony H.; Kleiber, Martin (2007). Iran's Military Forces and Warfighting Capabilities: The Threat in the Northern Gulf. Greenwood. ISBN 9780313346125.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Cordesman, Anthony H.; Al-Rodhan, Khalid R. (2007). Gulf Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars. Greenwood. ISBN 9780275992507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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